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in afghanistan. the intent is clear. it is time to bring u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan to an end and to bring our troops home. the war effort in afghanistan is no longer serving its purpose of enhancing the security of the united states, which should be our goal. we were attacked on 9/11 by al qaeda. al qaeda had bases in afghanistan. it made sense to go in and destroy those bases, and we did. we had every right. we had every duty to destroy bases which are being used to plot attacks against the united states. but the c.i.a. tells us there are now fewer than 100 al qaeda personnel in all of the country of afghanistan. congress and the american people helped greatly reduce u.s. involvement in iraq through the election in 2006 and 2008, we forced a new direction in iraq and helped bring thousands of troops home. we must now do the same in afghanistan. the intent of this amendment is to reduce the funding for afghanistan sufficiently to leave enough funds to provide for the safe and orderly
in afghanistan. the intent is clear. it is time to bring u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan to an end and to bring our troops home. the war effort in afghanistan is no longer serving its purpose of enhancing the security of the united states, which should be our goal. we were attacked on 9/11 by al qaeda. al qaeda had bases in afghanistan. it made sense to go in and destroy those bases, and we did. we had every right. we had every duty to destroy bases which are being used to plot...
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i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable and it is costing us too much in human lives and financial resources to continue. it can't continue for another 18 months as called for by the president, let alone even longer. i stand here tonight more convinced than ever that it is time to forge a new path, a new strategy, built upon past and present accomplishments and more aggressively focused on reducing the military footprint in afghanistan than the plan described by the president last month, accelerating the transition of combat operations and intense international and regional effor
i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable...
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[applause] if you can save a life in afghanistan you can save a life on an ambulance. if you can save millions of dollars in iraq, you can help balance the books are a home. -- at home. if you can juggle the demands of raising a family while a husband and wife are at war, you can juggle the demands of any job in the united states of america. we asked our men and women in uniform to leave their families -- . we ask you to risk your lives for your country. the last thing you should have to do is fight for a job when you come here. not here, not in the united states of america. this has been one of my top priorities as your commander in chief. that is why we are fully funding the g.i. ago. b -- bil. we are helping them get an education. it is why we wanted to help make sure it included on-the-job training. it is why i directed the federal government to lead by example, including 100,000 eyes of this summer, and it is also -- as of this summer, and it is also why we are here today. as michelle mentioned, in august i challenge america's business. i challenge them to hire or
[applause] if you can save a life in afghanistan you can save a life on an ambulance. if you can save millions of dollars in iraq, you can help balance the books are a home. -- at home. if you can juggle the demands of raising a family while a husband and wife are at war, you can juggle the demands of any job in the united states of america. we asked our men and women in uniform to leave their families -- . we ask you to risk your lives for your country. the last thing you should have to do is...
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my service in afghanistan i worked closely with a polish brigade that was deployed to afghanistan and made many great friends and comrades their part of the united states and poland will continue to work together to bring us together. i think general george patton was an elective medal winner in the pentathlon as a military officer. the military sponsors some international competition programs with world-class athletes that compete in the olympics sports, so far, we are meeting our retention goals in the air force and across the military services and we take a look at that recruiting budget, trying to spend enough to make sure we meet our retention goals but not more than we need to spend to do that. it is a great idea and i will take a back and talk to my friends in the pentagon. host: here is a tweet -- guest: that's a great question. the current wars are being fought against enemies that don't have air forces. united states air force killed there are forces in the first invasion of iraq. saddam had same had about 800 fighter bombers that were decimated on the ground. in the tenures
my service in afghanistan i worked closely with a polish brigade that was deployed to afghanistan and made many great friends and comrades their part of the united states and poland will continue to work together to bring us together. i think general george patton was an elective medal winner in the pentathlon as a military officer. the military sponsors some international competition programs with world-class athletes that compete in the olympics sports, so far, we are meeting our retention...
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the war in afghanistan has been going on for 10 years. the first person killed in afghanistan was from my congressional district, michael spahn. i was the author of the iraq study group. we got baker an -- and hamilton in a bipartisan way to come together to look at the war. i have asked the administration to do something and quite frankly when i read the book, "obama's war" it was depressing because it almost looks like they are approaching this on basically political ways, political means. the war has now been going on for 10 years. 10 years. and quite frankly i think not only has the administration failed, the congress has failed. so what i hope to do is to add an appropriate -- at an appropriate time offer an amendment to create an afghanistan-pakistan study group modeled after the iraq study group and put on people like sam nunn, former chairman of the house armed services committee, duncan hunter, ryan crocker who was our former ambassador to iraq who supports this concept. general jack keane the author of the surge. the head of the
the war in afghanistan has been going on for 10 years. the first person killed in afghanistan was from my congressional district, michael spahn. i was the author of the iraq study group. we got baker an -- and hamilton in a bipartisan way to come together to look at the war. i have asked the administration to do something and quite frankly when i read the book, "obama's war" it was depressing because it almost looks like they are approaching this on basically political ways, political...
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i could see afghanistan. if the two and $9 a week that we were spending -- imagines -- 2 $1 million a week that we are spending -- a match and if that was given to the states. if we can spend nine years at two hundred million dollars a week, all we can afford to put that in our economy. guest: my comment on that statement would be that once we did commit to sending u.s. troops to iraq and afghanistan we owe it to them to support them in any way that we can. when you're talking about how much the wars are costing one it is in terms of assistance, or the support for our troops, it is important to separate the mission from what the operations are costing and trying to get folks back home. . host: next up is buford, county, south carolina. caller: thank you. thank you to the viewers who keep us informed. i am a small farmer. it is hard for me because of the economy and the jobs, and if it was not for my father, my grandfather, a world war two veteran, i would not know where i was -- would be for this military. mi
i could see afghanistan. if the two and $9 a week that we were spending -- imagines -- 2 $1 million a week that we are spending -- a match and if that was given to the states. if we can spend nine years at two hundred million dollars a week, all we can afford to put that in our economy. guest: my comment on that statement would be that once we did commit to sending u.s. troops to iraq and afghanistan we owe it to them to support them in any way that we can. when you're talking about how much...
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. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied explosion pin logar province, i was talking to a group of men who are responsible for finding the ied to protect the other men. gregg's our purpose is to clear the roads -- >> our purpose is to clear the roads for possible well for the soldiers as as the nationals as well as they -- as they travel these roads. our mission is to protect the population and provide them the ability to move freely. >> these guys will roll out every day in these gigantic armored vehicles, mixing vehicles -- a relief tall one with a robotic arm called the buffalo, and another that scans the ground and protection vehicles. they
. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied...
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afghanistan. mr. kucinich: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. pursuant to the order of the house of wednesday, march 16, 2011, the concurrent resolution is considered as read. the concurrent resolution shall be debatable for two hours with one hour controlled by the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich, or his designee, and one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on foreign affairs. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: if it's appropriate at this time, i'd like to ask unanimous consent to give the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, half of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman will control half of the time for the gentleman from ohio. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewo
afghanistan. mr. kucinich: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. pursuant to the order of the house of wednesday, march 16, 2011, the concurrent resolution is considered as read. the concurrent resolution shall be debatable for two hours with one hour controlled by the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich, or his designee, and one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the...
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and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the work of rebuilding in afghanistan, helping rebuild the infrastructure and hopefully allowing them to one day thrive independently. common sense and financial prudentens says the u.s. should not be subject to taxation for the rebuilding efforts it is paying for. and that was what we were getting at with this amendment. mr. kingston: i think the point that you have raised is a very valid point and something that's very good discussion matter. unfortunately, we believe that it is authorizing an appropriation as the chair has confirmed. but that probably, the concern far more than the philosophi
and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the...
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the latest report is that we may be in afghanistan through 2024, at the request of the afghanistan government. this will cost us hundreds of billions, perhaps even trillions more. doesn't it make more sense for our troops to come home at the request of, for the benefit of, our people? i led opposition in this congress to the war in iraq. nine years ago, i warned this congress that there was no reason to go to war against iraq. i was asked at the time, whose side are you own, america's or the murderous dictator saddam hussein's? opposing that intervention was seen by some as coddling a murderous dictator. no matter that hussein had opposed al qaeda, no matter there was a no proof that iraq had anything to do with 9/11 or al qaeda's role in 9/11. no matter that iraq did not have the intention or capability of attacking the united states and no one had been able to show that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. i wasn't for saddam hussein. i was for the truth. and for peace. america pursued war anyway. america put the lives of its sons and daughters on the line. america will spend over $3 trill
the latest report is that we may be in afghanistan through 2024, at the request of the afghanistan government. this will cost us hundreds of billions, perhaps even trillions more. doesn't it make more sense for our troops to come home at the request of, for the benefit of, our people? i led opposition in this congress to the war in iraq. nine years ago, i warned this congress that there was no reason to go to war against iraq. i was asked at the time, whose side are you own, america's or the...
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it's way past time to bring our troops home from afghanistan. i can't authorize anymore funding that doesn't explicitly call on the president to plan and carry out the accelerated removal of our troops. bring them home, mr. president. bring them all home now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. flooris, for five minutes. there flooris n -- mr. floris: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate a constituent of texas district 17. his name is robert griffin iii of waco, texas, he's the recipient of the 2011 heisman trophy -- memorial trophy. the son of two u.s. army sergeants, archie three, epitomizes -- rg 3. epitomizes what it is to be a role model for all americans. during the baylor bears 2011 season, he threw for nearly 4,000 yards and 45 touchdowns. his 7 % completion rate placed him among the most accurate passer in the nation. and only player in the country had a had at least 3,00 passing yards and 300 rushing yards. he's only one of three players in the
it's way past time to bring our troops home from afghanistan. i can't authorize anymore funding that doesn't explicitly call on the president to plan and carry out the accelerated removal of our troops. bring them home, mr. president. bring them all home now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. flooris, for five minutes. there flooris n -- mr. floris: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate a constituent...
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and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important than the money is what bob schieffer said, it's the pain of war. and this congress needs to come together and say to mr. obama, let's bring them home this year, next year, but not wait until 2014, 2015. mr. speaker, i close as i always do an the floor of the house, please, god, bless our men and women in uniform. please, god, bless the families of our men and women in uniform. please, god, in your loving arms hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq, and ask god to bless the house and senate that we will do what is right in the eyes of god for his people.
and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important...
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troops for afghanistan. we can generate today, for example, off of libya, there are 40 ships operating. only about 12 from the united states. the rest from our european allies. why is that? because we are embedded with them and operate with them. i would say geography, mutual training and the benefits of that and finally the ability to leverage these forces forward are three very strong advantages. >> let me ask you about one other thing. you mentioned today nato takes over the libyan operation. are the rules of engagement clear? i think we all assume that if an airplane gets up in the sky, a libyan airplane, if will be shot down. if a tank moves, it seems like the tank is taken out. but it's not clear to me if there are a group of libyan government soldiers massing together what our reaction to that. so i guess my question is, are the rules of engagement clear? what can you tell us about them? and in a nato context, are they determined by the least common denominator or who sets them? >> terrific question.
troops for afghanistan. we can generate today, for example, off of libya, there are 40 ships operating. only about 12 from the united states. the rest from our european allies. why is that? because we are embedded with them and operate with them. i would say geography, mutual training and the benefits of that and finally the ability to leverage these forces forward are three very strong advantages. >> let me ask you about one other thing. you mentioned today nato takes over the libyan...
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that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is not a partisan stance. you just heard congressman walter jones from north carolina. this is common sense. several republicans in this body oppose this war. even some of the republicans running for president have expressed concern about continuing the military occupation much longer. it's simply not acceptable to ask for more patience and more time for this strategy to work. you mean 10 years isn't enough? how many families were missing a seat at the table on father's day this past weekend because we kept giving this dreadful policy one more chance? afghanistan casualties are on the rise,
that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is...
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this is during the plane crash in afghanistan. this is a reminder of the risks that our men and women take every day. day after day, night after night, when they carry out these missions in the face of enemy fire. and in this mission as in so many others, they were joined by afghan soldiers who also lost their lives as well. i have spoken to the generals in the field and president karzai, and we will continue the work of transitioning to a strong government to make certain that this is not a safe haven to terrorists. we will press on and we will succeed. and it is also time to reflect on those that we lost. as well as their families. these men and women put their lives on the line, for what we value together as a nation. their backgrounds and their beliefs reflect a rich diversity of america. no matter what differences they may have as individuals, they served the nation as a team, and they meet their responsibilities together. and some of them, like the 30 americans lost this weekend, gave their lives for this country. the respon
this is during the plane crash in afghanistan. this is a reminder of the risks that our men and women take every day. day after day, night after night, when they carry out these missions in the face of enemy fire. and in this mission as in so many others, they were joined by afghan soldiers who also lost their lives as well. i have spoken to the generals in the field and president karzai, and we will continue the work of transitioning to a strong government to make certain that this is not a...
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no longer top down, led by folks first in afghanistan and now pakistan. it is now a loose affiliation of horizontal organizations with loose affiliations with uap, al qaeda, etc., and we have been successful in the grading the top leadership. however, that does not mean that there are not potent leaders in other places. particularly, al-awlaki in yemen. yesterday, john brennan gave a significant speech at john hopkins announcing that the administration's focus is now shifting world wide to a counterterrorism strategy focused on this loose affiliation of al qaeda cells, and the intent is to block them from attacking us here in the homeland. that, i think, is the right focus. let's add one more thing. i said an airplane and that is less likely, but i am sure there are other ways -- and you will get to this -- otherwise where we can see a significant attack in this country. one of them is a dirty bomb attack. when me get back to this, i can explain what i think there is a real risk to them, which would be far more lethal compared to a conventional attack. >>
no longer top down, led by folks first in afghanistan and now pakistan. it is now a loose affiliation of horizontal organizations with loose affiliations with uap, al qaeda, etc., and we have been successful in the grading the top leadership. however, that does not mean that there are not potent leaders in other places. particularly, al-awlaki in yemen. yesterday, john brennan gave a significant speech at john hopkins announcing that the administration's focus is now shifting world wide to a...
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when we see in afghanistan -- what we see in afghanistan is the counterinsurgency operation being led by the united states. it is the most difficult and most painful type of military operation to witness because it does involve working with the population, winning hearts and minds and helping to build the institutions of democracy and liberty at the community and national level which have been nonexistent for decades. but because the cause is difficult does not mean we can turn away from it because the afghan people cannot turn away from it. in 2006 i was fortunate to be on a codel with many of my colleagues and we had the opportunity to meet women who were serving in the afghan national assembly. and despite the difficulties in translation, it was very clear that they wanted to accomplish two things. they wanted to serve the afghan people who entrusted them with their positions and they wanted to honor the men and women of the united states military who had risked and given so much for them to have that opportunity. in this debate today, as i said, i deeply appreciate the sincerity a
when we see in afghanistan -- what we see in afghanistan is the counterinsurgency operation being led by the united states. it is the most difficult and most painful type of military operation to witness because it does involve working with the population, winning hearts and minds and helping to build the institutions of democracy and liberty at the community and national level which have been nonexistent for decades. but because the cause is difficult does not mean we can turn away from it...
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afghanistan. our mission in iraq. our mission in libya. and the doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflective of what they are hearing from their constituents. i think the president has a role to play here. and the president really needs to step up and help the american people stay -- understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country. >> >> [unintelligible] >> i have been supportive of the president's goals in afghanistan. i have been supportive of the surge in troops in afghanistan. and i said then and i will continue to say, as long as the president is listening to our diplomats and commanders on the ground, i will support him. i do not know what the correct number should or should not be, but he continues to work with our diplomats and generals on the ground. he will have my support if he does that. thank you all. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the house today has
afghanistan. our mission in iraq. our mission in libya. and the doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflective of what they are hearing from their constituents. i think the president has a role to play here. and the president really needs to step up and help the american people stay -- understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country. >> >> [unintelligible] >> i have been supportive of the president's goals in afghanistan. i have...
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province of afghanistan. he was employed to afghanistan as part of the first battalion, eighth marine regiment, second marine division out of camp lejeune, north carolina. he leaves behind his mother, his father, a sister, a brother, who serves in the georgia national guard. he also leaves behind a nephew. ramon desired to become a united states marine from an early age. family members call ramon's spending hours playing military video games and watching the military channel when he was a teenager. ramon began training to enter the service even before he graduated from high school. he passed up recruitment offers from the navy, army, and air force to join the marines. many family members were apprehensive about ray moan joining the marines, but he felt that it was his duty to serve. he told his family, don't try to worry about me much. i'm glad i'm doing what i always wanted to do. friends and family members who recalled ramon remember a young man who was not only driven to serve his country but also someone
province of afghanistan. he was employed to afghanistan as part of the first battalion, eighth marine regiment, second marine division out of camp lejeune, north carolina. he leaves behind his mother, his father, a sister, a brother, who serves in the georgia national guard. he also leaves behind a nephew. ramon desired to become a united states marine from an early age. family members call ramon's spending hours playing military video games and watching the military channel when he was a...
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we tend to focus oftentimes on iraq, afghanistan. however, often times in the media we fail to pay attention to the problems that are close at home. we are facing challenges what violence at the border. jobalize you've been on the for a week, general petraeus. ulo t both of your thoughts as to the ever escalating violence that we are watching across the border from us and what if anything this committee should be doing to ensure that our borders are safe and that nothing bad happens, which i think -- the more unrest of the border, the more unlikely the -- what can happen with the mexican cartels and inviting folks from other parts of the world to participate in the mischief. >> you alluded to something that is a great and growing concern to all of us in the intelligence committee and in the ct domain, which is the growth of the homegrown variety of extremists. that is fed by -- motivated by engaging online with al qaeda and other extremist forms. the reason that is such a critical challenge for us is the homegrown variant often doesn
we tend to focus oftentimes on iraq, afghanistan. however, often times in the media we fail to pay attention to the problems that are close at home. we are facing challenges what violence at the border. jobalize you've been on the for a week, general petraeus. ulo t both of your thoughts as to the ever escalating violence that we are watching across the border from us and what if anything this committee should be doing to ensure that our borders are safe and that nothing bad happens, which i...
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there is a group within afghanistan that is happy we are there. we have added to the gross domestic product manyfold. the taliban are happy we are there. there is some irony going on. we're spending a lot of money in afghanistan. we need to rethink that. guest: we were briefed by the experts when i was in afghanistan in march. even a limited amount of siphoning of u.s. money has a terrible impact. our report finds that the second largest source of money for the insurgency is siphoned off u.s. funds. that would be a couple of hundred million dollars. that would be a big piece of the taliban budgets. guest: that is the general. we give you more specifics. half of our military efforts are contractors. they do not train with the military. byhoughtws are not sof the military. it would be someone who is focused on contractors. focused on contractors. we have a qdr in the military, there five-year plan of action. we think there should be 8 da dual-headed person so that they are talking about operations and talking about money and making sure the two mix.
there is a group within afghanistan that is happy we are there. we have added to the gross domestic product manyfold. the taliban are happy we are there. there is some irony going on. we're spending a lot of money in afghanistan. we need to rethink that. guest: we were briefed by the experts when i was in afghanistan in march. even a limited amount of siphoning of u.s. money has a terrible impact. our report finds that the second largest source of money for the insurgency is siphoned off u.s....
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are you leaving a stable afghanistan or an unstable afghanistan. based on that, i in afghanistan would have to take my own countermeasures. this is important. if you leave afghanistan in an unstable condition or not a fully stable condition -- fully stable militarily and politically -- then i presume there are two possibilities in my personal analysis. either afghanistan goes back to 1989 fighting against each other, or it goes back to 1996 when it was the pashtun taliban on one side and the northern alliance on the other side. in either case, pakistan has to fend for itself. the adverse impact will be on pakistan. leaders in pakistan must think of securing pakistan. the united states must sit down with pakistan and discuss these issues. the second element, which needs clarification -- i know there is an indian sitting here. he is a good friend of mine. my bluntness does not mean i am on popular in india. >> you were born in india. [laughter] >> yes. that is why i say india and pakistan must have peace. i am a strong believer that they must have pe
are you leaving a stable afghanistan or an unstable afghanistan. based on that, i in afghanistan would have to take my own countermeasures. this is important. if you leave afghanistan in an unstable condition or not a fully stable condition -- fully stable militarily and politically -- then i presume there are two possibilities in my personal analysis. either afghanistan goes back to 1989 fighting against each other, or it goes back to 1996 when it was the pashtun taliban on one side and the...
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reconstruction today means the bottom billion, the broken sates, the afghanistans, the unique changes of integrating security development and governance and one reason i gave the speech was that i have been in those different -- and i was surprised they didn't commune kite. the soldiers say we need to create jobs and they say it's not worthwhile, how do we connect these different pieces. that means working with as part of this network, not only the regional development banks but private sectors. it means working with n.g.o.'s. so in the last significant speech i gave before our spring meeting, i talked about how the bank needs to play a role in developing the civil society groups in some of these countries, which is a little different for the bank because we focused by our charter on support for the governments or through the private sector and looking at ways that we can be able to try and support some of the civil society groups though support the transparency and make the network differently. so we need to see ourselves as a catalyst in a much different universe. to take this, when
reconstruction today means the bottom billion, the broken sates, the afghanistans, the unique changes of integrating security development and governance and one reason i gave the speech was that i have been in those different -- and i was surprised they didn't commune kite. the soldiers say we need to create jobs and they say it's not worthwhile, how do we connect these different pieces. that means working with as part of this network, not only the regional development banks but private...
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wessex -- hold border of afghanistan for next year. will you be able to deliver -- how much of a setback to your efforts will that be in the springtime? how important is it for the afghanis to move into the north? >> of that has a positive impact on what we are trying to do. it also leads to the durability of what we have to build on the afghan side of the border. we are working together for them to continue the operations, especially against those that threatened the pakistan a state, and together we think we can given the right direction. >> can you win without them? >> i think we can, but again, that gets back to the durability you have to build and afghan forces and the afghan government. >> there was a report in the british press this week about how taliban guys were going after their own rank and file because they keep edging toward negotiating toward dealing with nato forces. is that something you have seen elsewhere, and does it complicate the efforts to deal with the taliban? >> baathist and the response in just about every ca
wessex -- hold border of afghanistan for next year. will you be able to deliver -- how much of a setback to your efforts will that be in the springtime? how important is it for the afghanis to move into the north? >> of that has a positive impact on what we are trying to do. it also leads to the durability of what we have to build on the afghan side of the border. we are working together for them to continue the operations, especially against those that threatened the pakistan a state,...
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yes, afghanistan and osama bin laden cost 9/11. third, what you said aut no corporate welfare, that is what you are doing because they pay you off with their lobbyists. that is the truth. guest: i take exception to that last comment. good morning. as it relat to libya, it does scare me what we are doing there because i do not think the president has come to the congress to make the case to get the resources and backing of the american people. what he said when he announced he was going to join in the effort is he got authorization from the united nations. authorization comes from the united states congress. the president has still filled on this. -- failed on this. in terms of iraq, i was only elected to congress and the 111th congress. i am starting my third year. based on the information presented, i thought i would have supported that. based on what we know now, i do not think we should have gone into iraq in the first place. host: this is an e-mail from one of our viewers -- guest: again, i think congress has not lived up to it
yes, afghanistan and osama bin laden cost 9/11. third, what you said aut no corporate welfare, that is what you are doing because they pay you off with their lobbyists. that is the truth. guest: i take exception to that last comment. good morning. as it relat to libya, it does scare me what we are doing there because i do not think the president has come to the congress to make the case to get the resources and backing of the american people. what he said when he announced he was going to join...
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good morning to those here, good evening in afghanistan. i'd like to welcome pack to the pentagon briefing room, army lieutenant general david rodriguez. he's commander of the international security assistance force joint command, also known as i.j.c. and also the deputy commander of the united states forces afghanistan. general rodriguez's current tour began in june, 2009, he became the first commander of the i.j.c. in october of that year. prior to that, general rodriguez was commander of regional command east for 15 months from january, 2007 to april, 2008. next week after two straight years in command and more than 40 months in after gap stan over the past 4 1/2 year, general rodriguez is ski wruled to change command and return stateside to have u.s. army forces command. the general most recently joined us here in person last february and we're very grate to feel see him this morning via satellite for an update on operations before he changes command. with that, general, i'll return it to you. >> good morning, dave. thank you for that i
good morning to those here, good evening in afghanistan. i'd like to welcome pack to the pentagon briefing room, army lieutenant general david rodriguez. he's commander of the international security assistance force joint command, also known as i.j.c. and also the deputy commander of the united states forces afghanistan. general rodriguez's current tour began in june, 2009, he became the first commander of the i.j.c. in october of that year. prior to that, general rodriguez was commander of...
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our policy in afghanistan is going to be critical. we fund our troops in the effort that they are performing right now in afghanistan, but going forward, we are going to need to begin those troops home to complete that mission. we will have some amendments that address that issue during the course of this bill. i look forward to that bill. this congress needs to play a strong role in concluding our role in afghanistan. and lastly, one thing that is very important is detainee policy and aumf. the chairman identified this as a clear priority and congress' voice should be heard on these very, very important issues and we have worked closely on that and we have some areas of disagreement. the biggest one, we will have an amendment on this, is the idea whether article 3 courts should continue to be available for guantanamo bay detainees and those who would be captured in similar situations in the future. i believe we should and always have them in article 3 courts. military commissions has its place. but article 3 courts have served this c
our policy in afghanistan is going to be critical. we fund our troops in the effort that they are performing right now in afghanistan, but going forward, we are going to need to begin those troops home to complete that mission. we will have some amendments that address that issue during the course of this bill. i look forward to that bill. this congress needs to play a strong role in concluding our role in afghanistan. and lastly, one thing that is very important is detainee policy and aumf....
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hard to say what is coming, in afghanistan. because we do not know what the war is going to look like when there are fewer and nato troops and more afghan troops taking over the day-to-day responsibilities for security. >> freelance video journalist david axe was embedded with be in nato forces in january and february of this year. to see this video again or others like it, you can go to our website -- c-span.org. click on video library and type "david axe" in the search box. >> the senate was scheduled to take a break for the holiday, but majority leader reid decided to have the senate come back tomorrow. tomorrow, a vote on moving the with the resolution for work at 5:00 -- for work at 5:00. the house returns on wednesday at 2:00 eastern. the most work this week will be on defense spending for 2012. also, the national flood insurance program. neihaus is live on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> today on c-span. the dalai lama and martin luther king's speech writer speak on non-violence. discuss osama bin laden's death, the
hard to say what is coming, in afghanistan. because we do not know what the war is going to look like when there are fewer and nato troops and more afghan troops taking over the day-to-day responsibilities for security. >> freelance video journalist david axe was embedded with be in nato forces in january and february of this year. to see this video again or others like it, you can go to our website -- c-span.org. click on video library and type "david axe" in the search box....
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that's the war in afghanistan. most americans, certainly most vermonters i talk with, increasing number of members of congress, i think we have to greatly accelerate our withdrawal from that country. i supported going into afghanistan for the purpose of getting osama bin laden. after 9/11. the subcommittee and all of us here on the appropriations committee have been strongly supportive of that. i did not support the invasion of iraq, which distracted us from that goal. iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. we are paying for this cause for years to come. we have borrowed the money to go into that war. an extraordinary thing in a war to borrow the money. continue to borrow the money. statement, tame give a tax cut to anybody who makes as much as a member of congress. we'll let our children and grandchildren pay for these wars. i don't think we can continue to sacrifice the many lives and spending billions of dollars a week in a war with no end. i think we have to identify achievable goals in afghanistan. i think we have
that's the war in afghanistan. most americans, certainly most vermonters i talk with, increasing number of members of congress, i think we have to greatly accelerate our withdrawal from that country. i supported going into afghanistan for the purpose of getting osama bin laden. after 9/11. the subcommittee and all of us here on the appropriations committee have been strongly supportive of that. i did not support the invasion of iraq, which distracted us from that goal. iraq had nothing to do...
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if you combine the cost of the war in iraq and the cost of the war in afghanistan you can -- afghanistan, you combine them this year, do you realize that's less expensive than what we're paying just in interest on our national debt, just in interest. and that's going to continue to grow. as we add more and more debt, that interest is going to continue to get bigger. and bigger. you know what? we have another year of deficits so the interest is bigger and we have another year and the interest is bigger and meanwhile the job creators, the people who really get this economy rolling, the people who we're going to rely on to take individuals who are unemployed and take them from recipients of tax dollars where they don't want to be to taxpayers, but it's a small business owner and these factory owners and everything that we want to get manufacturing back, they're the ones that have to say, look, i have to invest for 10 and 15 and 20 years in the future and all i see is the future of debt, doubt and despair -- despair. i think my colleagues will agree with me when i say we live in the greatest
if you combine the cost of the war in iraq and the cost of the war in afghanistan you can -- afghanistan, you combine them this year, do you realize that's less expensive than what we're paying just in interest on our national debt, just in interest. and that's going to continue to grow. as we add more and more debt, that interest is going to continue to get bigger. and bigger. you know what? we have another year of deficits so the interest is bigger and we have another year and the interest is...
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in afghanistan in particular, both the united states and pakistan do want stability in afghanistan at some basic level. neither country wants to see other country unravel in the way it has in the past. however, pakistan wants to retain a significant influence in afghanistan as well, and they are worried about an indian influence in afghanistan. talking about a destabilized afghanistan that pakistan had influence in and unstable afghanistan with india influence, they would want to see a unstable afghanistan. we don't want to see the region gauge of a proxy civil war. and so there is a difference of opinion. there's a difference of priority. and many of these differences then essentially boil down to these kind of crisis events like this border incident that we saw just in the past couple of days. we're not necessarily working completely cross-purposes but in important ways we are. it's not just a family squabble. it's something more significant than that host: do the pakistanis view a -- essentially india? guest: not necessarily. i think that they have been upset with the version of af
in afghanistan in particular, both the united states and pakistan do want stability in afghanistan at some basic level. neither country wants to see other country unravel in the way it has in the past. however, pakistan wants to retain a significant influence in afghanistan as well, and they are worried about an indian influence in afghanistan. talking about a destabilized afghanistan that pakistan had influence in and unstable afghanistan with india influence, they would want to see a unstable...
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saudi arabia, pakistan, afghanistan. that's where these 663 people were from that were captured by our law enforcement, trying to come into the united states. and they weren't coming over here looking for work that americans won't do. they were coming over here for mischief reasons. and that's because the boarder's open -- border's open. the world knows, if you can get to mexico, you can get to the united states and that was the plan in this bold endeavor to commit terror in the united states. recently they did a border forum in brownsville where we had a primary, law enforcement and people who lived on the border testify about violence on the border. there are some places on the border that aren't violent on the united states side. but there are other places that are. it's not -- it's not all peaceful and it's not all violent. it depends on the area of the border. and one of the cattle ranchers, excuse me, one of the cattlemen that's a ranger for the cattlemen's association testified that he was so concerned about cross
saudi arabia, pakistan, afghanistan. that's where these 663 people were from that were captured by our law enforcement, trying to come into the united states. and they weren't coming over here looking for work that americans won't do. they were coming over here for mischief reasons. and that's because the boarder's open -- border's open. the world knows, if you can get to mexico, you can get to the united states and that was the plan in this bold endeavor to commit terror in the united states....
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, what our policy should be in afghanistan, we have over 100,000 troops in afghanistan, we are borrowing over $8.2 billion a month to pay for afghanistan, that is all going on our credit card, that is going -- adding to our deficit, adding to our debt, our kids and grandkids are going to pay for the fact that we're not paying for it now. those issues deserve more than a few minutes of debate. again, i have an amendment on afghanistan to talk -- to encourage the president to rethink our policy and to develop an exit strategy and i and all the other members who are co-sponsoring my bill, my amendment, are given five minutes. five minutes to talk about this issue. surely we could spend at least another five minutes on top of that, i moan, hopefully even longer, being able to discuss this important issue. and i regret that. i think we need to be debating and discussing what we're doing in afghanistan. i think it is important, i think the american people want us to figure out a way out. and yet we've given -- we're given five minutes to be able to debate this issue. i think that is regrettabl
, what our policy should be in afghanistan, we have over 100,000 troops in afghanistan, we are borrowing over $8.2 billion a month to pay for afghanistan, that is all going on our credit card, that is going -- adding to our deficit, adding to our debt, our kids and grandkids are going to pay for the fact that we're not paying for it now. those issues deserve more than a few minutes of debate. again, i have an amendment on afghanistan to talk -- to encourage the president to rethink our policy...
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is the afghanistan central government introducing the rule of law? have we not already defeated al qaeda? and so who are we fighting and why? for $10 billion a month, mr. speaker, our expectations as taxpayers, as americans, as members of congress should be high. is it too much to think that $10 billion a month to buy a stable ally, ally capable of standing on its own two feet, taking responsibility for its own security and having respect for the rule of law? instead, corruption and chaos are ruling the day in kabul. basic government institutions are failing to provide services. president karzai has tried to establish a special court, in fact, for the purpose of stripping 62 members of parliament of their seats and the financial system is teetering on the brink of collapse. with the head of the central bank fleeing the country and accusing karzai's regime of fraud and cronism. just a few days ago, mr. speaker, a brawl broke out on the floor of the afghanistan parliament with one member throwing a shoe at another member when a motion was proposed to i
is the afghanistan central government introducing the rule of law? have we not already defeated al qaeda? and so who are we fighting and why? for $10 billion a month, mr. speaker, our expectations as taxpayers, as americans, as members of congress should be high. is it too much to think that $10 billion a month to buy a stable ally, ally capable of standing on its own two feet, taking responsibility for its own security and having respect for the rule of law? instead, corruption and chaos are...
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it is -- strategy in afghanistan. it is bankrupting our nation. the gentlelady from north carolina talks about the deficit. i will remind her and others that we are borrowing to pay for the war in afghanistan. we are borrowing approximately $8.2 billion a month, that's billion with a b. so we're going to be series -- if we are going to be serious about deficit reduction, if you support the wars then you should pay for them. it has lost 1,503 of our service men and women and gravely wounded thousands of our troops. and right now there is no true end in sight. the death of osama bin laden creates an opportunity for us to re-examine our policy in afghanistan and asks the president exactly how and when he will bring the last troops home to their families and their communities. the death of bin laden provides us with a moment to commend our intelligence and uniformed men and women and also allows us to bring fresh eyes to what kind of defense budget and priorities best fits the needs of our nation and our national security, especially in these difficul
it is -- strategy in afghanistan. it is bankrupting our nation. the gentlelady from north carolina talks about the deficit. i will remind her and others that we are borrowing to pay for the war in afghanistan. we are borrowing approximately $8.2 billion a month, that's billion with a b. so we're going to be series -- if we are going to be serious about deficit reduction, if you support the wars then you should pay for them. it has lost 1,503 of our service men and women and gravely wounded...
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liberated them, the people of afghanistan have enormous humanitarian needs. we need to help them rebuild their infrastructure, strengthen their democracy, and safeguard the rights of their people. all of which can be done for pennies on the dollar compared to spending military dollars. in short we need the smart security approach i have been advocating for years. in bonn president karzai is saying that afghanistan will require foreign economic assistance for at least the section 10 years. the -- next 10 years. the estimated cost of $10 billion a year, which sounds like a lot for those supports, make you realize, however, that we are spending at least that much, probably more, every month in afghanistan. as a nation we should eggerly embrace the responsibility to make these relatively -- eagerly embrace the responsibility to make these relatively modest investments in nonmilitary aid to afghanistan. this is the right thing to do and in the long run we'll discover it's a far greater investment than 10 more years of war. the past 10 years of war has done little
liberated them, the people of afghanistan have enormous humanitarian needs. we need to help them rebuild their infrastructure, strengthen their democracy, and safeguard the rights of their people. all of which can be done for pennies on the dollar compared to spending military dollars. in short we need the smart security approach i have been advocating for years. in bonn president karzai is saying that afghanistan will require foreign economic assistance for at least the section 10 years. the...
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at the same time, this is a vital year in afghanistan. british and american forces are fighting side by side in helmund right at the heart of this operation. we have broken the momentum of the insurgency and even in the taliban heartland in kandahar and central hell mummed, they are on the back foot. now is the moment to step up our efforts to reach a political settlement. the taliban must make a decisive split from al qaeda, and join a political process that will bring lasting peace to this country. we are agreed to give this the highest priority in the months ahead. second, we must reach a conclusion to the arab-israel peace process. again i congratulated the president on his recent speech on the middle east which was bold, his visionary, and set out what is needed in the clearest possible terms. an end to terror against israelis and the restoration of dignity to the palestinians. two states, living side by side, and in peace. yes, the road has been and will be long and arduous, but the prize is clear, conclude the peace process and you
at the same time, this is a vital year in afghanistan. british and american forces are fighting side by side in helmund right at the heart of this operation. we have broken the momentum of the insurgency and even in the taliban heartland in kandahar and central hell mummed, they are on the back foot. now is the moment to step up our efforts to reach a political settlement. the taliban must make a decisive split from al qaeda, and join a political process that will bring lasting peace to this...
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why are we still in afghanistan? and i looked at him and i said, i don't know why we are still there. mr. speaker, it makes no sense. the american people and the people of the third district of north carolina are saying we have won. bin laden is dead. al qaeda has been dispersed all over the world. mr. speaker, it is time as we debate these very difficult complex issues for our nation that we get smart with our foreign policy, and smart means let's don't try to police the world. history has proven you will never change afghanistan. it will never change no matter what we do or any other country tries to do. so, mr. speaker, beside me is a poster with a flag draped coffin coming offer the plane at dover and with humility i tell you today, mr. speaker, i signed over 10,400 letters to families and extended families who lost loved ones in afghanistan and iraq. i thank god he has allowed me to have a heart large enough to fill the -- feel the pain of war because i have never been to war. but when i sign those letters, i fe
why are we still in afghanistan? and i looked at him and i said, i don't know why we are still there. mr. speaker, it makes no sense. the american people and the people of the third district of north carolina are saying we have won. bin laden is dead. al qaeda has been dispersed all over the world. mr. speaker, it is time as we debate these very difficult complex issues for our nation that we get smart with our foreign policy, and smart means let's don't try to police the world. history has...
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that is the leader from afghanistan. he continued by saying, and i quote the general further, why don't you just poke me in the eye with a needle. you got to be kidding me. i'm sorry. we just gave you $11.6 billion and now you're telling me i don't really care? that's what our young men and women doing, losing the legs for this erratic leader of afghanistan. let me further state, in a december 8, 2010, "washington post" article while meeting with general petraeus, president karzai said, i have three main enemies. the taliban, the united states and the international community. if i had to choose sides today i'd choose the taliban. yes, these the erratic leader our young men and women are dying for. last month during a television interview president karzai stated, and i quote, if ever there was a war between pakistan and america, afghanistan will side with the pakistanis. these are not the statements of a leader for whom the united states' service members should be giving their life and limb. on may 12 of this year, lieute
that is the leader from afghanistan. he continued by saying, and i quote the general further, why don't you just poke me in the eye with a needle. you got to be kidding me. i'm sorry. we just gave you $11.6 billion and now you're telling me i don't really care? that's what our young men and women doing, losing the legs for this erratic leader of afghanistan. let me further state, in a december 8, 2010, "washington post" article while meeting with general petraeus, president karzai...
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$10 billion a month on afghanistan. for the price of about six days of fighting the war in afghanistan we could make up the difference between the president's homeland security request and the allocation in this bill. six days. the majority clearly has one set of standards for important domestic programs and another, quite another for military ventures abroad. if you want to wage a war, no questions asked. but if you want to support first responders or educate small children or preserve medicare, you better duck because the budget act is aimed at the people's priorities. i remind my friends in the majority that terrorist will strike us here on our shores, in our homeland, in our capital, an enormous military footprint that's stomping down in a sovereign country thousands of miles away, a country where osama bin laden wasn't fighting and al qaeda is barely active is not where we need to be putting our efforts. let's do the smart thing. let's fully fund homeland security and let's save money and lives by bringing our troo
$10 billion a month on afghanistan. for the price of about six days of fighting the war in afghanistan we could make up the difference between the president's homeland security request and the allocation in this bill. six days. the majority clearly has one set of standards for important domestic programs and another, quite another for military ventures abroad. if you want to wage a war, no questions asked. but if you want to support first responders or educate small children or preserve...
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not afghanistan. not al qaeda. but our debt. since january, 2009, $3.7 trillion has been added to the national debt. current our debt stands at $14.3 trillion. and i'm told if you add in the cost, the present day cost of all the promises that irresponsible people who stood here before me have made to the american people, that the cost would be over $70 trillion. many americans, including this one, can't even conceptualize that. can't count that high. and that's not their fault. that's this body's fault. there's a lot of fear mongering going on by people who want us to spend more. they have seen these tactics work in the past. bank bailouts. massive spending bills. even if the calamity forecast was to come to pass, it doesn't change the fact that the debt crisis we face is our fiscal sin. generations before ours and ours are responsible for it. not my kids. not your kids. and not our grandchildren. and if addressing it hurts in the short term, then i say, so be it. i reject the idea that we would pass this mess on to our kids for
not afghanistan. not al qaeda. but our debt. since january, 2009, $3.7 trillion has been added to the national debt. current our debt stands at $14.3 trillion. and i'm told if you add in the cost, the present day cost of all the promises that irresponsible people who stood here before me have made to the american people, that the cost would be over $70 trillion. many americans, including this one, can't even conceptualize that. can't count that high. and that's not their fault. that's this...
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our forces in afghanistan and iraq have long the logistical tales. more than 70% of the convoys in afghanistan are used just for fuel or water. we all the supplies on roads and are proned's to ambush. more than 3000 troops or contractors have been killed or wounded protecting those convoys. this reflects of the nature of war is changing. rather than confronting our forces had on, our adversaries are increasingly employing asymmetric tactics. in those tactics, energy can be a soft target. whether using ied's against supply convoys or cyber attacks against our critical infrastructure, we face a wider range of threats and must be prepared to defend against all of them. the nature of war is also changing in a second way. conflict is an evolving from a focus on intent the short times of combat that and decisively to longer, more drawn-out engagements. as conflicts become longer in duration and more expeditionary in nature, the amount of fuel it takes to keep our forces in the field represents a significant vulnerability. we must change how we manage energ
our forces in afghanistan and iraq have long the logistical tales. more than 70% of the convoys in afghanistan are used just for fuel or water. we all the supplies on roads and are proned's to ambush. more than 3000 troops or contractors have been killed or wounded protecting those convoys. this reflects of the nature of war is changing. rather than confronting our forces had on, our adversaries are increasingly employing asymmetric tactics. in those tactics, energy can be a soft target....
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i have been to afghanistan several times. and the sun is unbearable in the summer and the cold is brutally piercing in the winter and our soldiers fight on undeterred, tenaciously, focused. they go to battle in land seemingly cursed by god. our military in afghanistan go where others fear to tread and the timid are not found. when i spoke to cody's mother, she told me cody marched to the beat of his own drum. he didn't care what others thought of him. he did what he thought was right. he said cody was proud to be a soldier and that their family believes in the red, white, and blue and they all love this country. that pride is carried through in cody's older brother, michael norris. he's a cadet in his last year at the united states military academy at west point. the norris family is a solders family. cody's facebook page is filled with heartfelt messages from his friends, classmates, and fellow soldiers. it is evident how much he made people laugh in his very young life. cody wrote on his facebook in the about me section, i'
i have been to afghanistan several times. and the sun is unbearable in the summer and the cold is brutally piercing in the winter and our soldiers fight on undeterred, tenaciously, focused. they go to battle in land seemingly cursed by god. our military in afghanistan go where others fear to tread and the timid are not found. when i spoke to cody's mother, she told me cody marched to the beat of his own drum. he didn't care what others thought of him. he did what he thought was right. he said...
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can the american peoplele to late afghanistan casualties? >> the good news about this war, if there's any good news about any war is that it hasn't become a domestic political football like the iraq war did. >> but it also gets less attention. >> let me finish. what made the iraq war so challenging here is it became a shirts versus skins domestic political issue and 2007, for example, i had 250 anti-war demonstrators in front of my house in louisville, kentucky. louisville is not san francisco. this is sort of an unusual thing. we haven't seen any of that with the afghan war. as the republican leader of the senate, and i think i can speak for virtually all my members on this, if not all of them, we support what the president is doing. if we support it, it's less likely to become a domestic political football like the iraq war did. i think even though we're a country that greatly values life and always hates it when we lose anyone, the pest 9/11 mission of keeping afghanistan from becoming a haven again is still important and i support it and
can the american peoplele to late afghanistan casualties? >> the good news about this war, if there's any good news about any war is that it hasn't become a domestic political football like the iraq war did. >> but it also gets less attention. >> let me finish. what made the iraq war so challenging here is it became a shirts versus skins domestic political issue and 2007, for example, i had 250 anti-war demonstrators in front of my house in louisville, kentucky. louisville is...
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in iraq and afghanistan, d.i.a. has provided the central tools and intelligence for our troops to be able to battle insurgencies and locate high- value targets. all the while, d.i.a. has remained vigilant, never taking its eye off the emerging threats we face, monitoring north korea, ,ran's nuclear ambitions looking at foreign military capabilities in space and cyberspace. the new era for the d.i.a. and our intelligence community's builds upon a very proud traditions of the last 50 years. d.i.a. has established a strong identity as an adaptable and innovative organization. one that always rises to meet the challenges we face. we live, as all of you know, as all american knows, we live in a very uncertain and dangerous world. but we know how vital intelligence efforts are and will continue to be, not only to our war fighter, but our nation's security in the future. following those precarious days in 1962, president kennedy think the intelligence community for their vigilance during the cuban missile crisis. the presi
in iraq and afghanistan, d.i.a. has provided the central tools and intelligence for our troops to be able to battle insurgencies and locate high- value targets. all the while, d.i.a. has remained vigilant, never taking its eye off the emerging threats we face, monitoring north korea, ,ran's nuclear ambitions looking at foreign military capabilities in space and cyberspace. the new era for the d.i.a. and our intelligence community's builds upon a very proud traditions of the last 50 years....
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security to afghanistan. a plan. so we can begin the process of redevelopment. just a plan within 60 days as our distinguished democratic leader said here on the floor last week when we were debating this, who could be against that? well, apparently the overwhelming majority of house republicans could be against it and are against it and voted against it. then, they topped it off by voting to eliminate the modest public investment in the united states or the u.s. institute of peace, an institute that carries out well-respected life-saving work on peaceful conflict resolution around the world. last night, the majority played a game of chicken with the global financial credibility of the united states, holding a vote on the debt ceiling that was designed to fail. i challenge them, you want meaningful spending cuts as a condition for a debt ceiling increase? then stop giving the pentagon unlimited use of the taxpayers' a.t.m. card. stop putting the full faith of the united states credit on the line in order to w
security to afghanistan. a plan. so we can begin the process of redevelopment. just a plan within 60 days as our distinguished democratic leader said here on the floor last week when we were debating this, who could be against that? well, apparently the overwhelming majority of house republicans could be against it and are against it and voted against it. then, they topped it off by voting to eliminate the modest public investment in the united states or the u.s. institute of peace, an...
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people in afghanistan fighting the drug wars. and you can go on. the border patrol and all the others. so i want to thank mr. hanna for the bill, thank the chairman for it and thank the ranking member. this is important, i think, to do. with that i will just yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah continues to reserve. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: i'm very pleased to yield to the gentlelady from maryland, ms. donna edwards, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for four minutes. ms. edwards: thank you. i'd like to thank my colleague, mr. cummings, and the chairman for yielding at this time. i want to congratulate congressman hanna. it's been a privilege to be able to work with mr. hanna on his efforts in resolving some issues that have held up the passage of h.r. 2061 and i'm glad we are here today. the civilian service recognition act. when federal civilian servants take the oath of office, they solemnly swear to defend the constitution of the united states fro
people in afghanistan fighting the drug wars. and you can go on. the border patrol and all the others. so i want to thank mr. hanna for the bill, thank the chairman for it and thank the ranking member. this is important, i think, to do. with that i will just yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah continues to reserve. the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: i'm very pleased to yield to the gentlelady from maryland, ms. donna edwards, four minutes....
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history has shown that we cannot fix afghanistan. it is our best interest to learn from history, what it is trying to teach us, that no country has ever concurred afghanistan. mr. speaker, i have beside me the pain of war, a broken body. it's a young soldier who has lost both legs and an arm and has young wife taking him into a room in a wheelchair. this party of mine, which i'm very proud to be a republican, needs to learn and again i want to thank grover norquist for speaking out and saying to conservatives, stop sending our boys and girls over there to come back with broken bodies or to come back in a coffin. it is time to end the war in afghanistan. it is time for mr. obama to keep his word to the american people and that is to bring them out in july of 2011. mr. speaker, before closing, i would like to say as i always do, god, please continue to bless our men and women in uniform. god, please in your loving arms hold the families who have given a child dying in afghanistan and iraq. god, please bless the house and senate that we
history has shown that we cannot fix afghanistan. it is our best interest to learn from history, what it is trying to teach us, that no country has ever concurred afghanistan. mr. speaker, i have beside me the pain of war, a broken body. it's a young soldier who has lost both legs and an arm and has young wife taking him into a room in a wheelchair. this party of mine, which i'm very proud to be a republican, needs to learn and again i want to thank grover norquist for speaking out and saying...
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join us in protesting the war in afghanistan. we are beginning the 11th year, and as the 22-year-old lance corporal said to me, why are we still there, i couldn't answer him. i don't know. i don't know. karzai gets $10 billion a month and the people that have lost so much in the hurricanes and tornadoes, they get a measly pen abc to what karzai gets. penance to what karzai gets. mr. speaker, my close is this, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform. i ask god in his loving arms to hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq. i ask god that we will do what is right in the eyes of god for his people today and his people tomorrow. i ask god to give wisdom, strength and courage to president obama that he will do what is right in the eyes of god for god's people today and god's people tomorrow. and three times i will ask from the bottom of my heart -- god, please, god, please, god, please continue to bless america, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t
join us in protesting the war in afghanistan. we are beginning the 11th year, and as the 22-year-old lance corporal said to me, why are we still there, i couldn't answer him. i don't know. i don't know. karzai gets $10 billion a month and the people that have lost so much in the hurricanes and tornadoes, they get a measly pen abc to what karzai gets. penance to what karzai gets. mr. speaker, my close is this, i ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform. i ask god in his loving arms...
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strategy in afghanistan and pakistan. and we'll show you part of that conversation till the house comes back in. host: congressman brad sherman, a democrat from california, represents the 27th district. he is here to talk about strategy in afghanistan, pakistan. let us begin with the briefing that you and others received in the capitol yesterday from leon panetta. what did you learn? guest: not much more than one is in the papers. i expressed concern that we had been repeatedly saying that pakistan did not know that we were going in. now, that could be true, but it does not mean you have to say it. my concern is, why were we rubbing the noses of pakistani citizens in the notion that their sovereignty was violated and that their military could not do anything about it? i do not think the answer was classified, but it was not remarkable. host: in generalities? guest: i do not think a lot of thought went into how to deal with the obvious question. i think, on the emotional side, there is some anger towards pakistan in the up
strategy in afghanistan and pakistan. and we'll show you part of that conversation till the house comes back in. host: congressman brad sherman, a democrat from california, represents the 27th district. he is here to talk about strategy in afghanistan, pakistan. let us begin with the briefing that you and others received in the capitol yesterday from leon panetta. what did you learn? guest: not much more than one is in the papers. i expressed concern that we had been repeatedly saying that...